A Tennessee man was jailed over his Charlie Kirk social media comments. Now he's won a $835,000 settlement
Summary
A Tennessee man, Larry Bushart, was jailed for 37 days after posting comments about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk on Facebook. He won an $835,000 settlement after authorities dropped the felony charges against him.Key Facts
- Larry Bushart is a 61-year-old retired police officer from Tennessee.
- He was jailed for more than a month because of a Facebook post about Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
- His case is rare because social media posts like this usually do not lead to criminal charges.
- Charges against Bushart were dropped in October.
- During his jail time, he lost his retirement job and missed personal family events.
- Bushart filed a federal lawsuit against Perry County, the sheriff, and the investigator involved in his arrest.
- Tennessee officials agreed to pay $835,000 to settle the lawsuit.
- President Donald Trump commented on related remarks made by Jimmy Kimmel about Charlie Kirk.
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